Johnny "Guitar" Watson

Johnny "Guitar" Watson (February 3, 1935 - May 17, 1996) was an American musician whose long career influenced the development of blues, soul music, rhythm & blues, funk, rock music, and rap music. John Watson, Jr. was born February 3, 1935 in Houston, Texas. His father John Sr. was a pianist, and taught his son the instrument. But young Watson was immediately attracted to the sound of the guitar, in particular the electric guitar as practiced by the "axe men" of Texas: T-Bone Walker and Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown. Read more on Last.fm

Johnny "Guitar" Watson was featured in the movie Storytelling.

Songs from Johnny "Guitar" Watson

A Real Mother for Ya

Other Soundtracks

Ghostalkin
Miral
Catch Me If You Can
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe: An Evening of Yes Music Plus
This Is My Picture When I Was Dead
The Color Purple
The World We Live in and Live in Hamburg
In the Army Now
Craptastic

Artist image and description courtesy of Last.fm